20 Mar
2002
20 Mar
'02
3:31 p.m.
From: Ben Franchuk <bfranchuk(a)jetnet.ab.ca>
Glen Goodwin wrote:
Not as easy as you might think. You want it to flush when you get up, but
not when you sit down, or when the seat is unoccupied . . .
1 -- Build an interface for every device under
the sun, including the
toilet seat.
That is easy -- a micro switch ... now how do you tell if the ROLL is
almost empty ?
This one *is* easy: the holder must be spring-loaded. As the amount of
paper on the roll decreases, and the roll becomes lighter, the roll and
holder will be pulled toward the spring, eventually closing a micro switch
;>)
Glen
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